Trends in assault: on the relationship between the assault rate and selected social indicators in post-war Finland

This article examines to what extent different social indicators can explain statistically the development or changes in the volume of assaults. First, the development of recorded assault criminality in Finland during the time period 1950-2000 is examined. By comparison with victim surveys it is con...

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Main Author: Sirén, Reino (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
Year: 2002, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-49
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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